By the Numbers - History of the Women’s Bantamweight Division

1,492Days that the UFC women’s bantamweight division has been in existence since former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey was named the UFC champion at the UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-fight press conference on December 6th, 2012

1,074Of those days, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey reigned as the division’s one and only champion

193UFC event where Holly Holm scored a second round knockout of Rousey to become the first to defeat the Rowdy one in a professional bout and to become the second ever UFC women’s bantamweight champion

56,214The UFC record attendance at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia to see the historic dethroning of Rousey by Holm’s headkick

196UFC event where Miesha Tate secured a fifth round rear naked choke on Holm to become the then UFC women’s bantamweight champion

23:30Time into the bout when Tate sunk in the submission on Holm, latest finish to a bout in 2016 and 4th latest finish in UFC history

75UFC women’s bantamweight bouts including one no contest

22KO/TKOs

12Submissions

40Decisions

35Percentage of those decisions are split-decisions (14), highest percentage among all divisions in UFC with the 2nd highest being men’s bantamweight division at 24%

200UFC event where Amanda Nunes secured a first round rear naked choke on Tate to claim the UFC women’s bantamweight belt for her own

207UFC where, most recently, Nunes successfully defended the belt for the first time with a first round knockout of former champ Rousey

48Seconds is all it took for “The Lioness” to land 27 significant strikes to fell the former champ

517Days between Nunes’ successful title defense over Rousey and the previous successful title defense by Rousey over Bethe Correia at UFC 190

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